Even William himself didn't know how long it took to refine the black dead skin of the apostle's skin.
When he gradually lifted the seals in the basement and prepared to meet Keith and asked about the time.
Tap, tap, tap~ Only heavy footsteps could be heard coming from upstairs. It was not Chris and his wife but an outsider who had arrived. At the same time, heavy metallic breathing sounds could be heard.
Soon there was a quarrel, and the other party tried to check the basement but was stopped by Keith.
When the conflict was about to break out.
The wooden board in the basement was blown away by a gust of air, and William jumped up and landed in front of everyone.
The one in front of him was a special mouse wearing a full-body breathing mask, a black one-piece lab dress, his fingers connected to a syringe, and a plague circulation device hanging on his back.
There is also a green three-ring mark on the chest, representing the plague.
"Boss, this is the 'quarantine officer' from the plague bed who is doing a routine blood sample, but you are an outsider and don't need a sample." Keith seemed to be explaining to William, but he was actually speaking to the quarantine officer.
Whoosh~ Whoosh~
Heavy breathing sounds came from some kind of metal pipe. The quarantine officer looked at the young man in front of him through a mask.
In his opinion, outsiders who couldn't even afford to stay in a hotel and chose to live in the homes of ordinary rat people were either weak and incompetent, or were deliberately avoiding something, such as the Black Tail Hotel incident that happened a few days ago.
"May I have your name?"
"William Behrens." No disguise, just give the real name.
The quarantine officer enjoyed extremely high power in Rat City. Following a whistle from under the mask, a rat with green eyes came in with a document in its mouth.
This document corresponds to the guest registration list of the day when the Blacktail Hotel collapsed. William's name is also recorded on it, and it was registered on the same day, which is very suspicious.
"Since you may be involved in the collapse of the Blacktail Hotel, please come with me."
Keith, who was standing by, saw that his boss was about to be taken away. As a ratman, he knew very well what it meant to be taken away with a slightly suspicious nature. The probability of him never coming back was basically as high as 100%.
Just as he was about to give false testimony to prove that William had been living in his house during this time and that the name on the register might just be a duplicate.
William patted him on the shoulder gently and followed the quarantine officer away.
Keith calmed down after the applause.
Thinking back to the hotel that collapsed because of his boss's stay, and thinking back to the related experiences in the inner city, he had a bad feeling.
"Could it be that the boss..."
…
As William left the cave, he whispered to the quarantine officer walking in front of him, "Say, should my candle doll come with you? Otherwise, it will be very troublesome if it is stolen. I will have to rely on her to go to the Dark Land to search for treasure later."
When the word "extreme dark place" was mentioned, the quarantine officer paused for a moment, and then looked at the tattered old-fashioned candle doll that even used the "skull burning" method.
"Take it with you."
William himself used gentleman's clothing to conceal his aura, looking like a harmless outsider who had just opened a new source of income. In the eyes of the quarantine officer, bringing an old candle doll would not make much difference.
Just as William expected,
Under the guidance of the quarantine officer, they went directly to the plague bed in the old city, a pitch-black building that was second only to the tower in size, with a cube structure and was completely sealed.
The waste generated internally will be transported through underground pipes and discharged from four chimneys located in the corners of the inner city.
There is also a circle of meat pipes around the plague bed with No. 7 plague fluid flowing in it, which is much safer than the electrified wire mesh.
Once any outsider touches the meat tube, the No. 7 plague fluid developed by the plague bed flowing inside will gush out, and even the open sourcer must use life-saving means to clean up the plague fluid.
A large number of Black Rat Guards are patrolling here, and they have all been pricked with needles to varying degrees. Their physiques are much larger than those of ordinary rats, and their eyes glow green.
When the quarantine officer arrived here, the surveillance eyes embedded in the meat pipe net immediately checked the identity of the visitor.
When William followed the other party into the plague bed area, he felt the sky darken. The cube-structured plague bed building squeezed into his eye sockets like a giant, pressing on the surface of his heart, making it difficult to breathe.
Drip~ A drop of green blood flowed out of William's nostril.
When the quarantine officer saw this scene, he also had a general assessment of William's "strength" and explained: "Don't worry, this is a normal reaction to being close to the plague bed. After our investigation is completed, we will inject you with antigens so that you can leave normally. It will not cause any harm to your body."
"Thanks."
The two stood in front of the only steel door in the plague bed. On the door was a three-ring mark representing the plague, with double valves inside and outside.
The quarantine officer and the internal staff turned the valve at the same speed to open the door.
During the activation process, even the quarantine officer adjusted the knobs on the clothing to ensure that the filtering effect was adjusted to the maximum value and that pathogens could be kept out.
Crunch~
The door opened, and due to the pressure difference between the inside and the outside, a gust of wind blew in, strong enough to blow an ordinary person away.
Countless pathogens and even some microorganisms that have not yet been detected were blown out and attached to William's skin, nasal mucosa, and scalp gaps.
With William's formal breath, countless pathogens successfully entered his body.
If the air you breathe when you step into Rat City is like a gang of hooligans led by rats,
The group of pathogens inhaled into the body this time is from a more professional gang group, which includes many martial artists, strong men with bare chests and machetes, motorcycle men with turbans and sticks, and even suicide bombers with explosives tied to their bodies.
However, what they came to was still the familiar discotheque, the familiar crazy boss, the familiar black knight thugs, and the familiar evil sun ceiling lamp...
There is indeed a difference between the so-called professional gangs and hooligans, but the difference is not very big.
They can make more noises before dying, can hold on for a few seconds longer, and their bodies are a little more troublesome to clean up.
In reality,
William had already started coughing violently, coughing up red and green sputum. He quickly tore off a layer of skin to use as a mask and followed the other party into the plague bed.
The scene inside surprised William. He thought it would be a chaotic and extremely dirty nest.
What is actually presented before our eyes is a modern experimental building with standardized management, a design style dominated by straight lines and right angles, and mineral metals as building materials. The overall appearance is neat and tidy as new.
The reason why the air is mixed with strong pathogens is that the plague bed deliberately transports the toxic gases produced during the experiment to the public areas of the building through pipes and exhaust fans, in order to build a "third line of defense". Any invader will be exposed to the highly lethal plague.
This is why quarantine officers all wear protective clothing.
William was quickly taken to a small dark room that had been purified and isolated. The quarantine officer sitting opposite him handed him a glass of water and claimed it was an 'antidote'.
In fact, it contains a parasite that can absorb toxins, and this parasite will reach the brain as soon as possible through the blood, affecting the individual's subsequent interrogation to a certain extent, making him tell the truth as much as possible.
Gurgle gurgle~
William drank it all in a few gulps, took a long breath and expressed his gratitude repeatedly.
Such performance almost made the quarantine officer sitting opposite laugh out loud, and he even wanted to publicly mock how such a person could achieve open source.
Hiss~
The quarantine officer unscrewed the hydraulic valve on the surface of the suit, held his head with both hands, and took off the fully wrapped breathing mask.
A horrible rat head appeared, full of rot and festering flesh, with 80% of the skull exposed.
There were faint wrigglings of black tentacles between its eye sockets, providing a kind of dark vision as it examined the young man in front of it.
"Next, please answer my question truthfully. Did you stay at the Kuroo Hotel three days ago?"
"yes."
"Did you have any contact with the hotel owner Congreve Blacktail on the night you checked in?"
"have."
"How did you get in touch? Did you persecute Congreve Blacktail, or did your companions secretly sabotage the hotel?"
"No~ I'm the only one.
When I was sleeping, I was taken to the world inside the wall, and met a boss who was made up of countless tails. I only knew his name when you told me.
He wants to eat me, and I want to get information about the abyss. Isn't that fair
Just when I was trying to ask a question about the abyss, I didn't expect that the abyss seemed to have self-awareness and turned against my boss, and accidentally tore my clothes.
What a pity... So I came to you this time, wanting to continue to inquire about the abyss. I wonder if you or your boss can tell me in detail?"
William, who had a dazed look in his eyes, suddenly became normal again and placed his fists on the table.
On the contrary, the quarantine officer sitting opposite was completely stunned, and became well-behaved and honest.